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Chapter 14- Gods!
Percy POV
I watch Jason jog off somewhere, probably to tell Reyna. I turn around and see Frank, Hazel and Annabeth looking at me expectantly.
"You know, the invasion event is on tonight, if you want to join in?" asked Frank.
"Yeah, I may as well, I haven't done anything fun in ages" I say with a sigh. "But how does it work?" I ask.
"Well, the 1st and 2nd cohort defend the castle. The other 3 attempt to invade the small castle and steal the scroll. It is very similar to the one you played when you first got here, with no memory. The exception is the defences of this particular small castle are much stronger and easier to use" says Frank.
"Sounds good, can't wait for tonight" I say, knowing I would be an invader.
Frank and Hazel show Annabeth and I to the places we would be staying while we were at camp Jupiter. I walk into the small cabin, and decide just to sit there and wait for tonight.
I sit down on one of the chairs, and think about the coming war. What could have stirred Gaia again? Why was Tartarus rising? Did we do anything to him? But the foremost question running through my mind is; Why is Ouranos rising? I know this war is the most dangerous and serious battle ever.
I hear the horn signalling the games begin. I walk out of the cabin and towards the arena. I soon spot Hazel and Frank and walk over to them, eyeing the water cannons and the members of the 1st and 2nd cohort all baring their weapons and grinning. I look up at the scoreboard, which showed how many successful invasions the 3rd, 4th and 5th cohorts. The number showed 0. Zero wins against them. I look at the successful defences by the first and second. The number showed 273.
The horn sounds to start the invasion. I immediately shoot a subtle amount of force magic into the nearest water cannons. The magic forces the activation wires to change direction, effectively disabling the nearest cannons. I leap into the moat full of sharks, and they of course, don't harm me, with me being a son of Poseidon.
I scale the wall holding the water in, and crouch beneath the wall. I slowly force a ladder that had been dropped into the moat by my team over to the wall. I climb up half the ladder, when suddenly I hear cries of alarm and footsteps along the battlements. I flip over the top of the wall and past the second edge and onto the top of the castle, where most of the defences were.
I grin and dash through them, slicing arms, and legs, grazing their stomachs, just enough to slow them down, allowing me to jump over and continue to the next challenger. After cutting my way through many people, I see the latch that led down to the room with the scroll. I leap over to it, and wretch open the latch, then I leap down into the room. I realise suddenly that this was quite literally a trap door. I look up and see the shut latch, locking me down here, ensuring that they would win.
I groan at my own stupidity, the scroll room must be deeper in. Suddenly, and idea comes to me. I use force magic to start making a hole big enough for me in the wall. I continue to force the hole, until it was extremely long. I know the scroll room must be around here somewhere. I begin to widen the hole, making a massive hole through the wall. Suddenly the hole opens into a room. In the centre was the scroll. And the one guard that was allowed there was Octavian. My eyes narrow, and he sneers, drawing his sword.
I flick riptide out, and begin to circle, but I know I'm wasting time. I lunge, feigning to his left knee, then bringing riptide up as fast as I can, slicing his right arm. "Argh!" he yells, then lunges at me, bringing his sword down in a wide, clumsy arc. I dodge it lazily, and flick my sword out like a viper and striking his left knee, which he expected me to feign at, and barely moved his sword. I then strike across and graze his right knee, making his legs buckle. I then shove him over, and force a hole in the floor beneath him, sending him downwards into a 2-meter-deep hole.
I take the opportunity to grab the scroll, and rush back towards the hole in the wall as the alarms go off, giving all the members of the 1st and 2nd cohort the chance to crowd around the exit, not letting me out. I leap through the hole in the wall, and back to the fake scroll room. I then force the floor upwards, allowing me to just open the trapdoor. I slip out of the trap door only for someone to spot me, sending all the others flying at me swords drawn.
I run back towards the wall, and jump over the side into the shark filled moat. I run lightly across the top of the water, and scale the other side of the moat. I dash upwards and run out, clutching the scroll. Everyone cheers. The scoreboard changes from zero to one, and the first win had been secured. Suddenly, Octavian climbed from the castle, spitting blood from his mouth.
"He cheated! A sorcerer he is!" he yells.
All the 3rd, 4th and 5th cohorts rolled their eyes. Even some of the 1st and 2nd cohort members did. They knew that Octavian always cheated.
Octavian huffed and stormed out of the arena. I roll my eyes.
*With Octavian*
Third person POV
Octavian walked into his quarters, muttering angrily. "How did he do that sorcery?" he hissed to himself angrily. Then he remembered something very vaguely, back from when he had been trying to hunt down Percy, a visit from Zeus. He had told him to look out for Percy, because he was wanted!
Octavian sat down upon his bed, and prayed to Zeus, telling him about Percy being in Rome. Zeus suddenly appeared in mortal form next to him, clapping Octavian on the back.
"Good job Octavian!" said Zeus with a grin. "It's a good thing you found him, he is a very dangerous criminal, working with Tartarus against us." Zeus said. "Now for a reward for your efforts, then he handed Octavian a beautiful blade, made of celestial bronze and imperial gold. It had a certain shine about it, and had the design of a lightning bolt on the hilt.
"Thank you my lord" said Octavian bowing deeply.
Zeus grins and disappears.
Octavian smiles, tracing the blade with his fingers, thinking about how good it would be to chop Jackson to pieces with the blade.
A maniacal grin comes to his face.
*Olympus*
Third Person POV
Zeus flashed in with a broad grin on his face. "Percy Jackson, has been found!" he yelled. Poseidon cast his eyes down. He didn't believe Percy was against them, even when the solid evidence was sitting in front of him.
"He is in Rome!" yelled Zeus.
"Who is? Who's in Rome?" asked Ares, like the idiot he was.
"Jackson!" yelled Zeus.
"Ohh" said Ares, scratching his head.
"I want everyone organised, we will head to Rome!" yelled Zeus.
The gods headed to Rome.
Rome
Percy POV
I grin as I walk back to the small cabin. Suddenly I hear a commotion outside. I peak past the curtains and gasp when I see the Greek Gods standing there. I duck under the window and into the windowless bathroom and diving under the bench, hoping the Roman gods would hold off the Greek ones for long enough.
I slowly creep up and look out of the window at the gods. Jupiter was yelling at Zeus about something. Then a war broke out. Zeus and Jupiter started attacking each other. The Romans and Greeks broke out into a war, but for some reason, Neptune and Poseidon stood back, scanning their surroundings, and when I saw my Dad, Poseidon's face, I knew he believed in me, believed that I wasn't a traitor, despite the solid evidence that wasn't evidence, but was believed to be.
Suddenly I see Zeus, staring right at me, a sneer forming on his face, and his finger came up, pointing straight at me.
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